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HANSARDEducation Funding: EnglandLike many other schools in my constituency, Fishburn Primary School is facing severe funding difficulties, to the extent that parents are holding a fundraising event to raise…29 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool FundingEducation is the foundation of aspiration and the engine of social mobility, and it needs continued and growing investment. The best teachers and schools are part of the…25 Apr 2019HANSARD South-Eastern Rail FranchiseAs the Minister knows, the contract for the rolling stock for the London underground deep tube was awarded to a company that intends to build the majority of the rolling stock in…23 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I rise in support of motion (M), in the name of my right hon. Friend the Member for Derby South (Margaret Beckett), which calls for a confirmatory vote by the British people on…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)No, I am not going to give way because people are desperate to speak and there is not enough time. Some say that another public vote would be divisive, but implementing any deal…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)As my hon. Friend knows, my hon. Friend the Member for Hove (Peter Kyle) and I have been working on a compromise so that the people can decide whether the Brexit on offer is the…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilI genuinely believe that people have the right to compare any Brexit deal with the promises that were made in 2016. It is their right to want the final say in this process. I know…25 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ3. As I raised with the Prime Minister a couple of weeks ago, Conservative Governments have taken £6 billion out of the north-east since 2010. The Government now propose to give…06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ8. Prime Minister, Conservative Governments have taken £6 billion out of the north-east since 2010. Can we have it back, please?20 Feb 2019HANSARDNissan in SunderlandDoes the Secretary of State agree that big multinational companies want to enter the transitional period detailed in the withdrawal agreement to work out whether they are going to…04 Feb 2019HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangI call Mr Carmichael to wind up the debate.29 Jan 2019HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangI call Lyn Brown. If you stick to four minutes, we will get everybody in.29 Jan 2019HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangOrder. Several people want to speak, and I want the Back-Bench speeches to finish at 28 minutes past 3 so that we can give the three Front Benchers 10 minutes each and then allow…29 Jan 2019HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangWe now have a little extra time, so I shall bring in the Front Benchers at 15.32. There are four minutes each.29 Jan 2019HANSARD British Bioethanol IndustryI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate, which is really important for Teesside and the south Durham area. I want to raise an issue about farming. The National…16 Jan 2019